John Morgan was desperately ill when he walked into Rachel's office at the University Health Clinic. He didn't recognize her, didn't know who she was, but he knew he needed her the way a drowning sailor needs a life raft.

Rachel let herself care for him, let his heat and passion begin to melt the ice that surrounded her heart. She knew it was a mistake, but his beauty and his fierce need overwhelmed her caution. Just for a moment, she let herself believe the past could stay in the past.